Activity of spinosad against three stored-product beetle species on four grain commodities

Crop Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 561-566

  Vayias, B J ^a   Athanassiou, C G ^a   Milonas, D N ^a   Mavrotas, C ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Dow AgroSciences Export SAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Barley; Maize; Rhyzopertha dominica; Rice; Sitophilus oryzae; Spinosad; Tribolium confusum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; BEETLE; BIOASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY; RICE;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; HORDEUM; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67349267866     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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